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1859 Warsaw, Poland - 1930 Warsaw, Poland. Known for: Monumental sculpture with figures, genre painting.
Waclaw Szymanowski (23 August 1859 – 22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park (Lazienki Park).... Read full biography
Waclaw Szymanowski (23 August 1859 – 22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park (Lazienki Park). Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of Waclaw Szymanowski, the journalist and writer (9 July... Read full biography
Waclaw Szymanowski (23 August 1859 – 22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park (Lazienki Park). Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of Waclaw Szymanowski, the journalist and writer (9 July 1821 – 21 December 1886), and the father of Waclaw Szymanowski, the physicist and politician (14 April 1895 – 15 January 1965). Until about 1895 the painter-cum-sculptor occupied himself mainly with... Read full biography
Waclaw Szymanowski (23 August 1859 – 22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park (Lazienki Park). Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of Waclaw Szymanowski, the journalist and writer (9 July 1821 – 21 December 1886), and the father of Waclaw Szymanowski, the physicist and politician (14 April 1895 – 15 January 1965). Until about 1895 the painter-cum-sculptor occupied himself mainly with executing genre paintings of Polish mountaineers and Hutsuls, and portraits. He then turned to sculpture, creating compositions in Art Nouveau*-Symbolist* style. He designed the monuments to Artur Grottger in Kraków (1907) and to Frédéric Chopin in... Read full biography
Waclaw Szymanowski (23 August 1859 – 22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park (Lazienki Park). Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of Waclaw Szymanowski, the journalist and writer (9 July 1821 – 21 December 1886), and the father of Waclaw Szymanowski, the physicist and politician (14 April 1895 – 15 January 1965). Until about 1895 the painter-cum-sculptor occupied himself mainly with executing genre paintings of Polish mountaineers and Hutsuls, and portraits. He then turned to sculpture, creating compositions in Art Nouveau*-Symbolist* style. He designed the monuments to Artur Grottger in Kraków (1907) and to Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw; tomb monuments (including his father's at Warsaw's Powazki Cemetery); and portrait busts. He died in Warsaw at age 70.... Read full biography
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Waclaw Szymanowski (23 August 1859 – 22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park (Lazienki Park).
Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of Waclaw Szymanowski, the journalist and writer (9 July 1821 – 21 December 1886), and the father of Waclaw Szymanowski, the physicist and politician (14 April 1895 – 15 January 1965).
Until about 1895 the painter-cum-sculptor occupied himself mainly with executing genre paintings of Polish mountaineers and Hutsuls, and portraits.
He then turned to sculpture, creating compositions in Art Nouveau*-Symbolist* style. He designed the monuments to Artur Grottger in Kraków (1907) and to Fré...But wait, there's more...
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